The acting biz
Subtitle: a career guide to the Twin Cities
By: Beth Chaplin.
Publisher: Kirk House Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781933794174
Subjects: Acting -- Vocational guidance -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis; Acting -- Vocational guidance -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
Description: This is a comprehensive, honest and practical handbook for anyone seeking work as an actor in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul market. The author leaves no stone unturned, she writes thoughtfully and informatively on virtually every aspect of film and commercial performing, guiding new and seasoned artists alike through the confusing, often mysterious, business of being an actor. Her experience in the field as talent and agent, her dedication to research detail and clarity, her impeccable honesty and integrity, and her genuine caring and respect for actors, shines through to benefit everyone in the “Biz.” <br><br>
The Acting Biz is about the business side of the acting world, not the artistic side. it is about where the work is and how to best go about getting it. The primary emphasis of this book is the business of acting in the broadest sense—in other words, getting work: agents, auditions, unions, commercials, industrials, voice-overs, video shoots, finances, etc. The appendices contain some of the most important information in the book. It is a listing of who’s who, what’s what, where they are, and how to find them.
Notes: For nearly 20 years Beth Chaplin has made her living in the acting biz of the Twin Cities. She has been both the on-camera and voice talent for hundreds of radio and TV commercials and over a thousand industrial and corporate training programs.  Twin Cities theater audiences have seen her on several local stages, including Theatre in the Round, Park Square Theatre, and Theatre Unbound. She coaches local actors in the business of acting, ear prompting, acting for the camera, and voice-overs.
Table of contents: title: The business in the Twin Cities (Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and then us!); title: Your product and your survival in the biz (just say "no" to angst); title: The tools to support and enhance your product (what are you selling?); title: Agents (doorway to the commercial/industrial world); title: Union/non-union (the grass is always greener); title: Casting directors (no "casting couches" in this town); title: Auditioning (learn to love it); title: At the shoot (hurry up and wait); title: Training and classes (just do it; but do not spend a fortune!); title: Theater in the cities (the best part of the biz); title: Film and tv (you want to be a star? you are in the wrong town); title: Voice-overs (nice work if you can get it); title: Kids and the business (with the emphasis on the word business!); title: Modeling and print work (look is everything); title: Standup comedy (by Joe Lovitt) (the Twin Cities: a good place to start); title: Legal and accounting issues (my least favorite subject!); title: Other markets: resources (know before you go).